Case for hypodermic syringes.



A. 1. GILBERT.

CASE FOR HYPODERMIC SYRHfJGES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. I916.

1,235,890. Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

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CASE FOR HYPODERMIC SYRINGES.

APPLICAHON FILED MAR.25.19I6.

' 1,235,890 Pdtented Aug. 7,1917.

2 SHEETS SHEEI 2- SIM Dante's I G ftozwug ALVINZI J. GILBERT, 0F EUF'A'ULA, ALABAMA.

CASE FOR HYPODERMIC SYRINGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au '7, 1917.

Application filed March 25, 1916. Serial No. 86,651.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVINZI J. GILBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eufaula, in the county of Barbour and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases for Hypodermic Syringes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll enable others skilled in the art to which 1t appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a case for hypodermic syringes, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a compact neat appearing case which is unusually convenient for pocket use, and which is constructed so that the contents of the case including a syringe, various needles and vials containing the medicine are readily accessible which permits the making of an injection by the syringe or needle in much less time than can be done with the ordinary cases now on the market.

Another object of this invention is to provide a case which contains needle holders which have rubber collars at their upper ends for keeping the needles securely in lace and sanitary in that the rubber will cling to the head of the needle and prevent dust or foreign matter from entering the needle case.

With the foregoing and other objects 1n view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the 1mproved case closed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective vlew of the case, open and in a condition for use.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the case.

Fig. 4 is cross section through the case, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section through one of the needle holders.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the case as an entirety which is substantially rectangular shaped having its ends curved or rounded as shown at 2. The case comprises a back 3, a front 4, and sides 5 and 6 which are secured to the back 3 of the case. The front 4 of the case 1s free from connection with the sides 5 and 6 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The case is preferably constructed of leather, so as to render the same flexible, which will permit of a hinged movement of the front 4 of the case with respect to the main body of the case which is formed by the back 3 and the sides. The sides 5 and 6 are preferably reinforced by strips 7 which are secured to their inner surfaces. The front 4 has the inserting member 8 of an ordinary glove fastener attached to its outer surface adjacent its upper end, which is adapted for seating in the receiving member 9 carried by the flexible cover 10 of the case. The cover 10 is formed of the same piece of material as the upper end of the case, also the back and front side 4 andits lower edge overlaps the upper edge of the front side 4 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 8 of the drawings. The portion of the cover flap 10 which overlaps the upper edge of the front 4 is reduced in thickness so as to prevent an outwardly projecting portion which might be apt to hang on the pocket of the doctor carrying the case.

The front side 4 has a retaining structure 11 attached to its inner surface which structure is divided into a plurality of compartments. The central compartment 12 of the retaining structure 11 is shaped for receiving the main body of the hypodermic syringe, while the compartments 13 and 14 which are positioned upon each side of the compartment 12 have needle retaining cases 15 positioned therein.

The needle retaining cases 15 are preferably constructed of sheet metal and they have resilient rubber collars 16 mounted about their upper ends and projecting upwardly beyond the ends of the metallic portion 17 of the casing so that when a. hypodermic needle is positioned within the casing the upper portion of the rubber collar 16 will frictionally grip the head of the needle and hold the needle properly in place within the casing and also prevent dust or germs from entering the case and settling upon the point of the needle.

A retaining compartment 18 is positioned within the main body of the case 1 and is hingedly connected as at 19 to the inner surface of the back 3 of the case so as to permit the compartment to swing outwardly as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The compartment 18 is provided with a substantially rectangular portion 20 which holds a plurality of vials 21 in which the medicine used with the syringe is contained. The front or outer side of the compartment 18 has pockets 22 and 23 formed therein which receive cases 24 and 25 respectively. One of the cases 24: or 25 is provided for retaining wires, while the other is provided for retaining the washer (not shown) used in connection with a hypodermic syringe.

When it is desired to use the hypodermic syringe, indicated at 26 the case is opened to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings or the front 1 is moved outwardly and the compartment 18 is also moved outwardly and the flap 10 positioned back of the back or inner side of the compartment 18 for holding the same in an extended position which places the syringe, needle indicated at 27 cases 24 and 25 and the vials 21 convenient for the reach of the physician and when he desires to close the case, all that is necessary is to move the flap 10 from behind the compartment 18 and lay the case fiat which will cause the compartment 18 to fall into its normal position and the front l to close after which the flap may be attached to the outer surface of the front 4 and the case is ready to be put into the physicians pocket.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved case for hypodermic syringe will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, and while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

WVhat is claimed is 1. I11 a case for hypodermic syringes, a flexible case having a plurality of pockets formed therein and hypodermic retaining cases mounted in certain of said pockets, said cases including an inner metallic shell, a covering mounted about said shell, and a resilient rubber collar mounted upon the upper end of said case for frictionally gripping a hypodermic needle head. I

2. A case for retaining hypodermic needles including an inner metallic shell and a resilient rubber collar mounted about the upper end of said shell for frictionally gripping the head of a hypodermic needle.

3. In a case for hypodermic syringes, a body constructed of flexible material and having the front side hingedly connected to the bottom end of the body, a retaining compartment hingedly mounted within said body and divided into a plurality of pockets,

a second retaining compartment attached to the inner surface of said front side, said first and second compartments each having their adjacent faces provided with a centrally disposed vertically extending semicylindrical depression to form a syringe retainingcompartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. ALVINZI J. GILBERT. Witnesses:

J. SAM GRUBBS, I'IARRY D. MABRY.

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